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Latitude
With Google Latitude, you can
see the location of all of your
friends on a list or on a map. You
can also share or hide your
location.
You must first set up your phone
to use wireless networks to help
pinpoint your location. Also,
Latitude works best when Wi-Fi
is enabled. (For more
information, refer to
“Location
and security”
on page 109 and
to
“Wi-Fi”
on page 79.)
1.
Navigate to a Home screen panel, press
, then touch
Settings
➔
Wireless and networks
➔
Wi-Fi settings
.
2.
Touch
Wi-Fi
. A green checkmark appears, indicating the
feature is enabled. Your phone begins scanning for Wi-Fi
Wireless Access Points (WAPs), or “hot spots”, listing the
results of the scan under
Wi-Fi networks
.
3.
Touch the desired Wi-Fi network listing to connect to it.
4.
Log on to your Google account. (For more information,
refer to
“Configuring Your Gmail Account”
on page 57.)
5.
Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch
Applications
➔
Latitude
. Your Latitude screen
appears in the display.
The following options are available:
Additional Latitude Options
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From your Latitude screen, touch your location entry to
display the following additional options:
• Check in
: Indicate your current location.
• View your location history
: Enable display of your previous
locations.
• Send location to others
: Share your location with friends.
• Edit privacy settings
: Manage your location reporting, location
history, friends, signing out of Latitude, and check-in locations.
• Change your photo
: Add or replace a photo to share with friends.
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From your Latitude screen, press
to display the
following additional options:
• Map view
: Launch the Maps screen showing your location.
Check in
: Select your exact location from a pop-up list.
Add friends
: Select from your Contacts or Add via email
address.
Refresh friends
: Update available friends’ locations.